Salaries in Missoula, MT metro area

Typical pay for 290 jobs in the Missoula, MT metro area. The median for all workers is $47,830 a year ($23.00 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs

$47,830

Median hourly

$23.00

Workers

67,070

vs U.S. median

-6%

Highest paying jobs in Missoula, MT

Job	Median salary	Workers
Physicians, All Other	$334,110	40
Family Medicine Physician	$324,810	70
General Internal Medicine Physician	$288,870	100
Radiologist	$239,200+	40
Dentists, General	$172,690	50
Chief Executive	$168,200	60
Marketing Manager	$139,630	n/a
Pharmacist	$137,220	220
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$136,970	70
Physician Assistant	$134,990	90
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$133,020	160
Nurse Practitioner	$131,650	140
Financial Manager	$128,740	180
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$126,330	170
Human Resources Manager	$123,660	60

Most common jobs in Missoula, MT

Job	Workers	Median salary
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,160	$30,510
Retail Salesperson	1,990	$35,430
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,950	$38,050
General and Operations Managers	1,690	$81,120
Cashier	1,630	$35,610
Registered Nurse	1,570	$82,160
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,320	$36,960
Office Clerks, General	1,240	$45,600
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,170	$37,730
Cooks, Restaurant	1,020	$38,080
Waiters and Waitresses	930	$23,210
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	920	$58,500
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	810	$49,190
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	760	$47,420
Customer Service Representative	700	$44,690

Compare with statewide pay: salaries in Montana.

All 290 jobs by category

Management Occupations (19)Business and Financial Operations Occupations (19)Computer and Mathematical Occupations (9)Architecture and Engineering Occupations (10)Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations (11)Community and Social Service Occupations (13)Legal Occupations (4)Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (15)Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations (9)Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (28)Healthcare Support Occupations (8)Protective Service Occupations (8)Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (14)Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (7)Personal Care and Service Occupations (12)Sales and Related Occupations (13)Office and Administrative Support Occupations (29)Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations (2)Construction and Extraction Occupations (13)Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations (15)Production Occupations (17)Transportation and Material Moving Occupations (15)

Management Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Administrative Services Manager	$105,840	$50.89	40
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$136,970	$65.85	70
Chief Executive	$168,200	$80.87	60
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$133,020	$63.95	160
Construction Manager	$99,840	$48.00	240
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$96,500	—	80
Facilities Manager	$82,240	$39.54	30
Financial Manager	$128,740	$61.89	180
Food Service Manager	$66,300	$31.87	140
General and Operations Managers	$81,120	$39.00	1,690
Human Resources Manager	$123,660	$59.45	60
Lodging Manager	$62,190	$29.90	80
Managers, All Other	$111,860	$53.78	120
Marketing Manager	$139,630	$67.13	n/a
Medical and Health Services Managers	$121,040	$58.19	240
Natural Sciences Manager	$122,930	$59.10	100
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$57,510	$27.65	180
Sales Manager	$121,680	$58.50	170
Social and Community Service Managers	$73,510	$35.34	130

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Accountants and Auditors	$72,920	$35.06	600
Budget Analyst	$62,500	$30.05	70
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$78,370	$37.68	600
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$57,540	$27.67	150
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$62,850	$30.22	210
Compliance Officer	$61,910	$29.77	180
Cost Estimator	$77,640	$37.33	160
Credit Analyst	$77,930	$37.47	40
Financial and Investment Analysts	$83,680	$40.23	30
Fundraiser	$61,720	$29.67	160
Human Resources Specialist	$62,380	$29.99	280
Insurance Underwriter	$62,890	$30.24	40
Loan Officer	$72,550	$34.88	190
Management Analyst	$46,350	$22.28	260
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$65,350	$31.42	280
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$51,660	$24.84	70
Personal Financial Advisor	$76,230	$36.65	100
Project Management Specialist	$84,250	$40.51	360
Training and Development Specialists	$61,490	$29.56	130

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Computer Network Architect	$95,020	$45.68	30
Computer Network Support Specialist	$57,390	$27.59	140
Computer Occupations, All Other	$81,530	$39.20	60
Computer Systems Analyst	$83,800	$40.29	180
Computer User Support Specialist	$58,460	$28.11	300
Data Scientist	$90,850	$43.68	30
Database Administrator	$82,630	$39.73	30
Information Security Analyst	$76,360	$36.71	n/a
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$77,650	$37.33	100

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$95,700	$46.01	60
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$68,760	$33.06	70
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$60,770	$29.22	60
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$61,530	$29.58	60
Civil Engineer	$84,420	$40.59	290
Drafters, All Other	$72,520	$34.87	30
Electrical Engineer	$88,770	$42.68	70
Mechanical Engineer	$89,730	$43.14	80
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$58,080	$27.92	100
Surveyor	$81,940	$39.39	50

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Biological Scientists, All Other	$82,140	$39.49	130
Biological Technician	$53,330	$25.64	80
Conservation Scientist	$84,250	$40.51	80
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$77,940	$37.47	90
Forensic Science Technician	$82,200	$39.52	40
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$58,990	$28.36	330
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$52,260	$25.13	40
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$66,190	$31.82	80
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$69,300	$33.32	90
Soil and Plant Scientists	$81,350	$39.11	30
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$73,920	$35.54	70

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$50,200	$24.14	140
Clergy	$60,730	$29.20	80
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$46,900	$22.55	80
Community Health Worker	$48,090	$23.12	40
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$37,390	$17.98	90
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$50,860	$24.45	100
Health Education Specialist	$53,840	$25.88	40
Healthcare Social Worker	$57,860	$27.82	160
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$46,360	$22.29	140
Rehabilitation Counselor	$58,000	$27.88	30
Social and Human Service Assistants	$38,970	$18.74	240
Social Workers, All Other	$47,240	$22.71	110
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$59,480	$28.59	280

Legal Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Lawyer	$100,490	$48.31	490
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$54,520	$26.21	50
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$50,670	$24.36	270
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$60,320	$29.00	40

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$49,290	$23.70	90
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$58,240	—	490
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$126,330	—	170
Instructional Coordinator	$61,860	$29.74	120
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$47,410	—	40
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$58,570	$28.16	70
Library Technician	$37,550	$18.05	60
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,030	—	180
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$36,040	$17.33	130
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,320	—	350
Self-Enrichment Teacher	$36,950	$17.76	180
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$44,420	—	60
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$62,560	—	50
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$29,310	$14.09	230
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$35,710	—	430

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Coaches and Scouts	$50,140	—	190
Editor	$68,300	$32.84	40
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other	—	$18.69	40
Floral Designer	$36,800	$17.69	30
Graphic Designer	$61,930	$29.77	80
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$41,700	$20.05	80
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$55,010	$26.45	50
Producers and Directors	$51,970	$24.99	100
Public Relations Specialist	$61,620	$29.63	280

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Chiropractor	$49,550	$23.82	40
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$63,550	$30.55	130
Dental Hygienist	$98,050	$47.14	130
Dentists, General	$172,690	$83.02	50
Emergency Medical Technician	$38,190	$18.36	120
Family Medicine Physician	$324,810	$156.16	70
General Internal Medicine Physician	$288,870	$138.88	100
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$48,060	$23.11	60
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$83,230	$40.01	40
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$63,130	$30.35	170
Medical Records Specialist	$52,530	$25.25	90
Nurse Practitioner	$131,650	$63.29	140
Occupational Therapist	$87,300	$41.97	40
Ophthalmic Medical Technician	$49,430	$23.77	100
Opticians, Dispensing	$48,050	$23.10	50
Pharmacist	$137,220	$65.97	220
Pharmacy Technician	$48,570	$23.35	230
Physical Therapist	$83,970	$40.37	210
Physician Assistant	$134,990	$64.90	90
Physicians, All Other	$334,110	$160.63	40
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$73,740	$35.45	120
Radiologist	$239,200+	$115.00+	40
Registered Nurse	$82,160	$39.50	1,570
Respiratory Therapist	$82,580	$39.70	70
Speech-Language Pathologist	$74,160	$35.66	70
Surgical Technologist	$64,030	$30.78	70
Veterinarian	$103,380	$49.70	50
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$43,510	$20.92	40

Healthcare Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Dental Assistant	$46,550	$22.38	210
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$41,300	$19.86	n/a
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$38,050	$18.29	1,950
Medical Assistant	$46,520	$22.37	400
Medical Equipment Preparer	$46,080	$22.15	50
Nursing Assistant	$38,550	$18.53	440
Pharmacy Aide	$36,780	$17.68	30
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$38,520	$18.52	60

Protective Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$79,720	$38.33	110
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$99,560	$47.87	40
Firefighter	$76,620	$36.84	130
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$107,000	$51.44	50
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$113,990	$54.80	50
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$77,610	$37.31	170
Security Guard	$36,750	$17.67	220
Transportation Security Screener	$61,110	$29.38	60

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bartender	$25,990	$12.49	630
Chefs and Head Cooks	$57,170	$27.49	80
Cooks, Fast Food	$39,080	$18.79	130
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$37,270	$17.92	200
Cooks, Restaurant	$38,080	$18.31	1,020
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$23,600	$11.35	180
Dishwasher	$30,400	$14.62	300
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$30,510	$14.67	2,160
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$43,160	$20.75	600
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$27,210	$13.08	50
Food Preparation Worker	$35,020	$16.84	380
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$30,120	$14.48	130
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$28,470	$13.69	170
Waiters and Waitresses	$23,210	$11.16	930

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$47,720	$22.94	100
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$58,930	$28.33	70
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$47,490	$22.83	30
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,730	$18.14	1,170
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$44,460	$21.38	490
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,060	$17.34	650
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$38,260	$18.40	60

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$29,220	$14.05	270
Animal Caretaker	$33,760	$16.23	150
Childcare Worker	$35,510	$17.07	330
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$45,120	$21.69	250
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$38,180	$18.36	60
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers	$38,950	$18.73	90
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$50,290	$24.18	30
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$22,580	$10.86	120
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	$23,180	$11.14	90
Recreation Worker	$32,150	$15.46	200
Residential Advisor	$53,250	$25.60	40
Skincare Specialist	$53,320	$25.64	70

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Advertising Sales Agent	$53,050	$25.51	50
Cashier	$35,610	$17.12	1,630
Counter and Rental Clerks	$45,050	$21.66	180
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$79,130	$38.04	100
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$49,190	$23.65	810
Insurance Sales Agent	$61,200	$29.43	230
Parts Salesperson	$43,960	$21.14	240
Real Estate Sales Agent	$74,870	$36.00	n/a
Retail Salesperson	$35,430	$17.04	1,990
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$41,260	$19.84	40
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$59,970	$28.83	260
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$61,000	$29.33	450
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$89,990	$43.26	80

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Bill and Account Collectors	$41,130	$19.77	110
Billing and Posting Clerks	$46,530	$22.37	230
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$47,420	$22.80	760
Cargo and Freight Agents	$63,010	$30.29	60
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$47,700	$22.94	120
Customer Service Representative	$44,690	$21.49	700
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$45,820	$22.03	90
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$58,870	$28.30	110
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$59,290	$28.50	60
File Clerk	$36,330	$17.46	40
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$63,090	$30.33	490
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$35,380	$17.01	330
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$46,550	$22.38	200
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$52,190	$25.09	50
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$43,100	$20.72	100
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$38,560	$18.54	110
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$47,080	$22.64	70
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,310	$21.30	650
New Accounts Clerk	$41,880	$20.13	50
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$52,890	$25.43	70
Office Clerks, General	$45,600	$21.92	1,240
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$53,590	$25.77	60
Postal Service Mail Carrier	$64,250	$30.89	100
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$59,490	$28.60	70
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$49,890	$23.99	120
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$36,610	$17.60	170
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$42,500	$20.43	480
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$42,070	$20.23	250
Teller	$37,720	$18.13	210

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$37,860	$18.20	90
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$36,670	$17.63	40

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Carpenter	$57,160	$27.48	400
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$61,550	$29.59	100
Construction Laborer	$49,930	$24.00	510
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$51,310	$24.67	50
Electrician	$79,250	$38.10	280
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$74,620	$35.88	490
Glazier	$50,290	$24.18	70
Highway Maintenance Worker	$61,230	$29.44	110
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$64,050	$30.79	310
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$57,060	$27.43	90
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$79,750	$38.34	290
Roofer	$62,310	$29.96	60
Sheet Metal Worker	$61,420	$29.53	120

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$77,790	$37.40	30
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$48,710	$23.42	40
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$59,650	$28.68	350
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$61,380	$29.51	140
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$48,820	$23.47	50
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$76,010	$36.55	230
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$60,240	$28.96	180
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$36,950	$17.76	30
Industrial Machinery Mechanic	$58,040	$27.90	60
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$47,330	$22.76	140
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$47,490	$22.83	590
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$71,610	$34.43	140
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician	$46,750	$22.47	40
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$75,860	$36.47	70
Tire Repairers and Changers	$46,420	$22.32	70

Production Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Baker	$37,070	$17.82	150
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$43,460	$20.89	90
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$45,540	$21.89	40
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$45,900	$22.07	50
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator	$54,010	$25.97	30
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$61,460	$29.55	190
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$37,450	$18.00	30
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$53,560	$25.75	90
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$36,730	$17.66	130
Machinist	$60,060	$28.88	50
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$39,660	$19.07	210
Printing Press Operator	$43,160	$20.75	40
Production Workers, All Other	$39,940	$19.20	30
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,920	$24.00	50
Sewing Machine Operator	$38,490	$18.51	30
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$66,550	$31.99	60
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$47,720	$22.94	160

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Job	Median salary	Hourly	Workers
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$41,600	$20.00	60
Bus Drivers, School	$46,650	$22.43	180
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$56,570	$27.20	70
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,900	$17.26	170
Commercial Pilot	$104,260	—	40
Driver/Sales Worker	$27,560	$13.25	250
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$60,370	$29.02	240
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,500	$28.13	920
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$48,090	$23.12	80
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$42,900	$20.62	460
Light Truck Driver	$46,270	$22.24	460
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$36,190	$17.40	80
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$39,520	$19.00	220
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$35,980	$17.30	30
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,960	$17.77	1,320